TPoseOnTantrum
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Awright, I saw that @Matt N had a post in Small News but figured this development was worth diving into a little more. Let's round out the information.
During an earnings call last Fall, United Parks announced that it would begin prioritizing more indoor attractions at SeaWorld Orlando. This effort arguably kicked off with the Expedition Odyssey flying theatre this year, although say what you will about that ride's quality; https://attractionsmagazine.com/seaworld-orlando-future-attractions-hotel/
Back in July they began filing permits for a certain Project Neptune, namely for a future building;
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Word seems to indicate that this has to do with this parking lot at the south end of the park, by Sea Harbor;
Then there's the parts that began coming in direct from Vekoma the other week. Per another site I verified that they ported in Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and neither the park nor Busch Gardens have anything Vekoma (plus this came from their Manufacturing division as opposed to Parts & Services).
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It's worth noting that the importer address is indeed an office based out of SeaWorld Orlando as opposed to United Parks' HQ in Orlando. However Busch Gardens Tampa has also historically used this address to import hardware for their projects, such as Cobra's Curse and Phoenix Rising, so they can't be ruled out completely.
The other facet with Busch Gardens Tampa is that there is a publicly confirmed new attraction in the pipeline to replace the freshly retired Stanley Falls Flume, and one that is by logical default most likely to be a water ride. Vekoma does offer the funny Beat It double Shoot The Chutes, although I don't think it would fit well. United Parks has a history for sourcing water rides from Intamin anyways, so I'd imagine that would give SeaWorld more of an edge here.
SeaWorld seems to be poised to build an attraction show building on that parking lot, and Vekoma has two systems to offer. Madhouses are compact and theoretically it'd be more feasible to squeeze that within the existing park footprint. On the other hand there's the manufacturer's new Suspended Dark Ride system, which could be quite the sizable attraction.
The final clue in all of this was the trademark filed the other day by SeaWorld LLC for an amusement ride and themed area...
SEAQUEST: LEGENDS OF THE DEEP
Assuming that all of these breadcrumbs are connected, there is reason to believe that SeaWorld Orlando is working on a Vekoma Suspended Dark Ride. Construction has yet to begin but there's a shot that we see an announcement happening soon. Their track record with dark rides has been a little shoddy between Antarctica and Expedition Journey, here's to hopefully figuring out their game this time!
During an earnings call last Fall, United Parks announced that it would begin prioritizing more indoor attractions at SeaWorld Orlando. This effort arguably kicked off with the Expedition Odyssey flying theatre this year, although say what you will about that ride's quality; https://attractionsmagazine.com/seaworld-orlando-future-attractions-hotel/
Back in July they began filing permits for a certain Project Neptune, namely for a future building;
Source
Word seems to indicate that this has to do with this parking lot at the south end of the park, by Sea Harbor;
Then there's the parts that began coming in direct from Vekoma the other week. Per another site I verified that they ported in Fort Lauderdale (Florida), and neither the park nor Busch Gardens have anything Vekoma (plus this came from their Manufacturing division as opposed to Parts & Services).
Source
It's worth noting that the importer address is indeed an office based out of SeaWorld Orlando as opposed to United Parks' HQ in Orlando. However Busch Gardens Tampa has also historically used this address to import hardware for their projects, such as Cobra's Curse and Phoenix Rising, so they can't be ruled out completely.
The other facet with Busch Gardens Tampa is that there is a publicly confirmed new attraction in the pipeline to replace the freshly retired Stanley Falls Flume, and one that is by logical default most likely to be a water ride. Vekoma does offer the funny Beat It double Shoot The Chutes, although I don't think it would fit well. United Parks has a history for sourcing water rides from Intamin anyways, so I'd imagine that would give SeaWorld more of an edge here.
SeaWorld seems to be poised to build an attraction show building on that parking lot, and Vekoma has two systems to offer. Madhouses are compact and theoretically it'd be more feasible to squeeze that within the existing park footprint. On the other hand there's the manufacturer's new Suspended Dark Ride system, which could be quite the sizable attraction.
The final clue in all of this was the trademark filed the other day by SeaWorld LLC for an amusement ride and themed area...
SEAQUEST: LEGENDS OF THE DEEP
Assuming that all of these breadcrumbs are connected, there is reason to believe that SeaWorld Orlando is working on a Vekoma Suspended Dark Ride. Construction has yet to begin but there's a shot that we see an announcement happening soon. Their track record with dark rides has been a little shoddy between Antarctica and Expedition Journey, here's to hopefully figuring out their game this time!
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